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HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — After days of public outrage online, Hawaii Island resident Travis Upright apologized for a viral video of himself urinating on Mauna Kea — a mountain sacred to ...
University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy last week officially began the decommissioning process for the UH-owned UKIRT ...
Kealoha Pisciotta, a cultural practitioner and longtime activist, sits on lava rock part of the way up Mauna Kea while giving an interview on the Big Island of Hawaii, on Saturday, July 15, 2023.
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HILO, Hawaii — Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two ...
Take a Mauna Kea stargazing tour is ranked #8 out of 21 things to do in Hawaii - The Big Island. See pictures and our review of Take a Mauna Kea stargazing tour.
One of my memorable Big Island of Hawaii activities was watching the sunset and stargazing from the top of Mauna Kea volcano. Photo Credit: Christine Hitt The first time I visited the Big Island ...